Tag: Basketball
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Consistency under change, the 2024 Badgers
Jacob Smith The Brock Badgers women’s basketball team has been a top four team in the OUA the last four years. Starting with back-to-back OUA championship appearances winning one of them, and a semifinals appearance the last two years. Led by MVP candidate Madalyn Weinert and one of the best forwards in the league in…
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Where do the Gaels go after big turnaround?
Jacob Smith The Queen’s Gaels are coming off back to back OUA silver medals and are losing four of their five starters. After seasons of the core of Emma Weltz, Laura Donovan, Julia Chadwick and Bridget Mulholland playing a very large part in the Gaels success, they will have to look elsewhere to keep the…
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Voyageurs preview versatility in preseason debut
Jacob Smith It’s their preseason debut and a loss against Oakland University but the Laurentian Voyageurs women’s basketball team showed glimpses of what they’ll be through the 2024 OUA season. A lot of the roster getting playing time, rookies performing well, point guards stepping forward as facilitators, Laurentian has a lot of opportunities with what…
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Scoring to the top
Jacob Smith OBA championships with the YNBA Avengers, U SPORTS championship with the McMaster Marauders, scoring and rebounding accolades in the OUA and an established voice outside of the game has made Sarah Gates a pillar for women’s basketball in Canada. From Newmarket Ontario, Sarah is the all-time leading scorer for the Marauders and a…
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First home win for Fever
Photo: Steph Chambers/Getty Images Jacob Smith The Indiana Fever gave fans at Gainsbridge Fieldhouse a Saturday afternoon filled with moments and exuberant celebration as they picked up a 71-70 win over the Chicago Sky. Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky is one of the league’s best rebounders, coming in leading in offensive boards and finding…
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We, words for Mike Rao
Photo: Stephen Leithwood Jacob Smith As Brock Women’s Basketball moves on from head coach Mike Rao after five of the most successful years the program has ever had, I think it’s time to look back on his time with the program and recognize the growth the Badgers have had. It was the summer of 2018,…
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Basketball to life
Photo: Arthur Ward/Arthur Images Jacob Smith Catherine Traer has done a lot throughout her life as an athlete, and the experiences have guided her through other aspects of life. From playing for two different schools at the collegiate level, overcoming injury and adversity to transition to a professional player while beginning life as a mother,…
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Pro Canadian Invitational showcasing all-stars
Jacob Smith There is something mesmerizing about watching a league, watching your favourite players play for their own teams throughout the season, and getting to an all-star game break and suddenly all of your favourite players are on the same floor playing the same game. The Pro Canadian Invitational filled a growing void in Canada…
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Build for the future: Suggestions for OUA basketball marketing
Jacob Smith I’m writing this from the perspective of someone who has been around OUA basketball for a decade and OUA basketball marketing for 7 years, but this will just be what the title implies, suggestions based on observations. I’ve followed along very closely with every OUA women’s basketball team’s social media over the last…
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Stars show out for day one
Photo: Don Volkander/Alberta Athletics Jacob Smith There’s a overused saying, big time players make big time plays in big time games. That phrase couldn’t be more true after day one of the U SPORTS Women’s Basketball Final 8. In every game, the stars came out to play and pushed their side over the edge, and…
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